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Self-Talk

Kind Words, Weird Feels: The Psychology of Compliments

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Possibilitizing

Why do compliments make us squirm? Uncover the psychology behind this discomfort and learn how embracing kindness can boost confidence and build stronger connections.

Why do compliments make us squirm? Uncover the psychology behind this discomfort and learn how embracing kindness can boost confidence and build stronger connections.

Caregiving

Navigating a Smooth Transition From Hospital to Home Care

Bob Uslander M.D. on January 17, 2025 in Permission to Choose

Ensure quality care when your loved one leaves the hospital by creating a hospital-to-home care strategy.

Ensure quality care when your loved one leaves the hospital by creating a hospital-to-home care strategy.

Resilience

Communicating and Creating Resilience in Times of Adversity

Dawn O. Braithwaite Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Communication Matters

How do we create, call on, and communicate resilience in difficult times?

How do we create, call on, and communicate resilience in difficult times?

Animal Behavior

Pets as Friends? Absolutely!

Kimberly Horn Ed.D. on January 17, 2025 in Navigating Social Terrain

Discover how pets not only enrich our lives with loyalty and love but also improve our health and teach us lessons in being better friends. Do pets count as friends? Absolutely!

Discover how pets not only enrich our lives with loyalty and love but also improve our health and teach us lessons in being better friends. Do pets count as friends? Absolutely!

Awe

Grounding Yourself Through a Moment of Wonder

Val Walker MS on January 17, 2025 in 400 Friends but Who Can I Call?

In a distracting, cynical world of ever-breaking news, we can lose our focus and attention to what really matters. But a few minutes gazing at the sky can switch us back on track.

In a distracting, cynical world of ever-breaking news, we can lose our focus and attention to what really matters. But a few minutes gazing at the sky can switch us back on track.

Mindfulness

New Year, New Luck: Why Enhancing Serendipity Is a Skill

Te Wu DPS on January 17, 2025 in Achieving the Objective

Serendipity refers to happy chances that feel magical and lead to unexpected opportunities. By adopting certain habits, we can enhance serendipity and improve our “luck.”

Serendipity refers to happy chances that feel magical and lead to unexpected opportunities. By adopting certain habits, we can enhance serendipity and improve our “luck.”

Workplace Dynamics

This Meeting Could Have Been an Email

Clay Drinko, Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Play Your Way Sane

Wondering if this meeting could have been an email? It probably could have. Learn how to curate, plan, and execute more engaging, meaningful meetings.

Wondering if this meeting could have been an email? It probably could have. Learn how to curate, plan, and execute more engaging, meaningful meetings.

Trauma

Psychological Effects of Losing a Home After Fire

Deborah Serani Psy.D. on January 17, 2025 in Two Takes on Depression

Losing a home from a residential fire or wildfire is a significant trauma. Learn how this loss is more than physical or financial, but also involves a collapse of the self.

Losing a home from a residential fire or wildfire is a significant trauma. Learn how this loss is more than physical or financial, but also involves a collapse of the self.

Career

Did You Move Cities or Countries for Your Ex-Husband?

Vikki Stark M.S.W., M.F.T. on January 17, 2025 in Schlepping Through Heartbreak

While divorce is challenging for all, women who repeatedly sacrificed for their partners often experience emotional, financial, and social struggles that make healing harder.

While divorce is challenging for all, women who repeatedly sacrificed for their partners often experience emotional, financial, and social struggles that make healing harder.

Anxiety

Two Ways to Resolve Feelings of Dread About the Future

David A. Clark Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in The Runaway Mind

Anxiety can start early even before you know it. How we think about an anxious situation often causes feelings of dread. This cycle can be broken with a change in anticipation.

Anxiety can start early even before you know it. How we think about an anxious situation often causes feelings of dread. This cycle can be broken with a change in anticipation.

Parenting

What’s It Like to Have an Intense, Fussy, Alert Baby?

Macall Gordon M.A. on January 17, 2025 in The Livewire

The experience of parenting a challenging baby—alert, hard to soothe, harder to settle—is fundamentally different from parenting an easy baby. Some of those ways may surprise you.

The experience of parenting a challenging baby—alert, hard to soothe, harder to settle—is fundamentally different from parenting an easy baby. Some of those ways may surprise you.

Memory

The Body Keeps the Score. Should We?

Nikolay Kukushkin D. Phil. on January 17, 2025 in Small Things, Big Questions

All cells, even kidney cells, retain surprisingly detailed memories. How does this affect our everyday life? We will soon find out — but might regret the knowledge.

All cells, even kidney cells, retain surprisingly detailed memories. How does this affect our everyday life? We will soon find out — but might regret the knowledge.

Willpower is a celebrated trait but a finite resource. True success lies in avoiding temptation, not battling it.

Therapy

Couples Therapy for Mental and Physical Health Conditions

Rachel Diamond Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Preparing for Parenthood

Couples therapy interventions can have positive impacts on a number of mental health and chronic health conditions.

Couples therapy interventions can have positive impacts on a number of mental health and chronic health conditions.

Boundaries

The 3 Things Your Adult Child Wishes You Knew But Won’t Say

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Liking the Child You Love

These three unspoken truths of your grown child may hold the secret to a closer connection.

These three unspoken truths of your grown child may hold the secret to a closer connection.

Infertility

Letting Go of Control: Finding Peace in Infertility Chaos

S. Fenella Das Gupta Ph.D., MFT on January 17, 2025 in Creating 2 Pink Lines

Control feels like safety during infertility, but it can trap you in anxiety and self-blame. Learn how letting go creates freedom, hope, and peace in this challenging journey.

Control feels like safety during infertility, but it can trap you in anxiety and self-blame. Learn how letting go creates freedom, hope, and peace in this challenging journey.

Self-Help

3 Questions to Help You Recover After an Exhausting Workday

Alice Boyes Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in In Practice

Master the art of gentle, but targeted, recovery from draining work with these tools.

Master the art of gentle, but targeted, recovery from draining work with these tools.

Meditation

Meditation Doesn’t Need to Be Easy or Calm to Be Beneficial

Rachel Goldsmith Turow Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Self-Talk Science

When meditation is difficult, it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. Handling challenges during repeated "workouts" of meditation can lead to better mental health over time.

When meditation is difficult, it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. Handling challenges during repeated "workouts" of meditation can lead to better mental health over time.

Anger

Easy Forms of Effective Anger Regulation

Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

Wonder why you get a negative response when you try “anger management” in interactions with your partner or anyone sensitive.

Wonder why you get a negative response when you try “anger management” in interactions with your partner or anyone sensitive.

Gender

4 Things Men and Women Envy Most in Each Other

Mark Travers Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Social Instincts

Masculinity and femininity offer different advantages and costs—some being worthy of envy.

Masculinity and femininity offer different advantages and costs—some being worthy of envy.

Trauma

Grieving in Community

Edy Nathan MA, LCSWR on January 17, 2025 in Tales of Grief

The LA wildfires have left deep scars on communities. Learn how collective grief impacts us all, and explore how small actions can add up to big change.

The LA wildfires have left deep scars on communities. Learn how collective grief impacts us all, and explore how small actions can add up to big change.

Workplace Dynamics

You Can’t Escape a Toxic Workplace—Even After Hours

Chamin Ajjan LCSW, A-CBT, CST on January 17, 2025 in The Dynamics of Love

"Severance" highlights the myth of work-life balance. Escapism fails; stress persists across realms. True well-being requires psychological safety and changing toxic environments.

"Severance" highlights the myth of work-life balance. Escapism fails; stress persists across realms. True well-being requires psychological safety and changing toxic environments.

Trauma

Healing Exercise for Validating and Releasing Trauma

Kaytee Gillis, LCSW on January 17, 2025 in Invisible Bruises

Many survivors hold out hope for “that moment” when their parents or caregivers suddenly realize the harm they caused. Unfortunately, many have to turn to self-validation instead.

Many survivors hold out hope for “that moment” when their parents or caregivers suddenly realize the harm they caused. Unfortunately, many have to turn to self-validation instead.

Artificial Intelligence

Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Clinical Tools With AI

John Nosta on January 17, 2025 in The Digital Self

AI reveals hidden patterns in ECGs that human experts can't see, transforming a century-old clinical tool into a powerful predictive system.

AI reveals hidden patterns in ECGs that human experts can't see, transforming a century-old clinical tool into a powerful predictive system.

Creativity

Why Big Innovation Doesn't—Can't—Work at Large Companies

Jordan Birnbaum M.A. on January 17, 2025 in The Uncertainty Principal

Big innovations at large orgs threaten the very workforces tasked with bringing them to market, setting the stage for some truly remarkable business stories, from Apple to Netflix.

Big innovations at large orgs threaten the very workforces tasked with bringing them to market, setting the stage for some truly remarkable business stories, from Apple to Netflix.

Alcoholism

What Taylor Swift’s Lyrics Say About Alcohol and Emotions

Adi Zuloff-Shani Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Psychedelics to the Rescue

Taylor Swift’s lyrics explore the emotional complexity of drinking alcohol, from joy to heartbreak. Discover what her storytelling reveals about coping and connection.

Taylor Swift’s lyrics explore the emotional complexity of drinking alcohol, from joy to heartbreak. Discover what her storytelling reveals about coping and connection.

Anhedonia

Do You Hate ‘Sadderdays’? Coping With Winter Blues

Sandra Wartski Psy.D. on January 17, 2025 in Mindful Metaphors

Winter blues can occur during the months when it's colder, darker, and lonelier. While waiting for the seasons to shift, several metaphors provide ideas for improving one's mood.

Winter blues can occur during the months when it's colder, darker, and lonelier. While waiting for the seasons to shift, several metaphors provide ideas for improving one's mood.

Relationships

Is It Win-Win or Lose-Lose in Your Relationship?

Josh Gressel Ph.D. on January 17, 2025 in Putting Psyche Back Into Psychotherapy

Every time you try to score a point with your partner, you’ve already lost the match. In relationships, you either both win, or you both lose. There is no win-lose.

Every time you try to score a point with your partner, you’ve already lost the match. In relationships, you either both win, or you both lose. There is no win-lose.

Mindfulness

Rebelling Against the Tyranny of Busyness

Maggie Rowe on January 17, 2025 in Bodhisattva Wannabe

Tired of the hustle? Fjaka, a Croatian word for deliberate stillness, might be the antidote you didn’t know you needed.

Tired of the hustle? Fjaka, a Croatian word for deliberate stillness, might be the antidote you didn’t know you needed.